BENGALURU: Two police personnel, including a Sub-Inspector attached to the Bellandur police station have been placed under suspension on Thursday after a former Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) chief financial officer (CFO) Sivakumar K posted about bribery involving Bellandur police and Greater Bengaluru Authority officials.
Meanwhile, the Greater Bengaluru Authority is yet to take action.
The suspended officers are Police Sub-Inspector (PSI) Santosh and Constable Goraknath.
The official social media handle of the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Whitefield, posted on X on Thursday “In connection with the incident mentioned in Sivakumar’s tweet, one PSI and one Police Constable of Bellandur Police Station have been immediately suspended.”
The post further stated, “The Police Department will not tolerate any such indecent or inappropriate behaviour under any circumstances.”
DCP Whitefield K Parashurama told TNIE that following a preliminary investigation, disciplinary action was initiated, and two police personnel were suspended.
In a detailed LinkedIn post, Shivakumar shared his ordeal a month after his daughter’s death, writing that he wanted to “share with everyone the state of affairs when one loses their dear one.” He described how he had to deal with corruption and apathy from multiple agencies.
Akshaya Shivakumar (34), an IIT Madras and IIM Ahmedabad graduate who worked in the city, died of a brain haemorrhage on September 18.
His post, which went viral, was later deleted under alleged pressure. Playback singer, Chinmayi Sripaada were among those who retweeted the CFO's message.
According to family members, the ambulance driver initially demanded Rs 3,000 to shift the body but later sought an additional Rs 2,000. The police allegedly demanded Rs 10,000 to allow the post-mortem, claiming there was “foul play” in the death.
After Shivakumar’s former employer intervened, the police allowed the post-mortem, and the family paid Rs 5,000 at the Bellandur police station to receive the report. They also paid Rs 2,000 at the Mahadevapura (Bengaluru East City Corporation) office for the death certificate.
